[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
Here are lots of pictures from my SGP Capsule Case. It fits the phone but the lip of the case doesn't fully grasp the front of the bezel like it's supposed to. The only place it grips properly is below the power button and on the bottom of the phone where the battery is.

I'm on a Verizon LTE Galaxy Nexus WITH Extended Battery installed and extended battery backplate.

Before ordering, my initial thought that the the extended battery and backplate would be the problem. But in my surprise the case fits that side perfectly. Its the top of the phone that causes the problems.

Again this is VERY MINOR and you may not even notice the issue. The CASE IS FULLY USEABLE with this setup. I've been using it for a few weeks. Originally the area around the buttons creaked but that went away after a day or so.

If you look at the pictures you can see where the lip covers and then doesn't. I suspect it is an issue with the buttons. Perhaps the button placement is a tad too low. They work perfectly fine but I don't think it sits perfectly where it should.

Like I said it covers the bottom well, so it's not just gonna slip out or anything. The corners also seem well covered. In fact, if that one section below the power button didn't fit so well, I would assume it was made the way it was on purpose. After doing lots of research and watching videos, I found that that little section is how the whole rim is supposed to fit. Just funny how the "problem" area isn't the problem. It's the rest of the phone. It's almost like they took the specs for the GSM variant and added the Verizon Extended battery specs.

I wanted to give it a proper run through before posting pictures. I like the case very well. I have a Diztronic TPU v3 case coming. It's a Smoke color which after I bought it I thought I should have gotten a black one or a colored one. The smoke might look dirty. The Diztronic case also will have cut outs for the buttons which I've heard can make it a little hard to access them (use a finger nail which I don't have). I'll put both through the ringer and decide.

The SGP case is pretty high quality. Good feel and the metallic black is impressive. The dark black blends in well with the screen and almost looks like the phone is not wearing a case at all. I've also never had a problem getting it in and out of my pocket. It's smooth, but a bit rubbery. It's tacky in my hands but slippery on cloth. It slides pretty well on fabric such as a bed or couch or shirt or pants leg.

I have no problem with the awkward fit of the SGP case. In fact it does have its benefits. Because the lip doesn't fit well, it's lower... almost flush with the screen. I kinda like that. Since a "barely there" case probably won't work with Verizon + EX Battery, it's a close compromise.

I also want to note that I tried the Standard Battery + Backplate AND No Backplate. No Backplate isn't desirable as it makes the back very loose. You can push in on the case pretty far before touching the phone. The Standard battery + door also didn't fix anything; it fit the same.

In the pictures below, you can mostly see a shiny ring around the screen. This shouldn't be visible as thats where the lip should be. Look for spots where the ring disappears and thats where the case fits it properly.

1. Bottom of phone. Fits pretty well. Hard to see.

2. This is a better picture of the bottom. You can barely see where it starts to flare out toward the top of both sides.

3. Volume button side. Notice how it fits well but then bulges out on the bottom right side.

4. This is the top. The corners fit but the top shows the bezel.

5. This is the power button adjacent from the volume issue. Same place, opposite side. See how it pops out in that area?

6. This is a top down view. Actually looks good here. You can barely notice that the corners cover the phone the best. Bottom right shows it the best.